On Thursday morning, deputies charged the teen with two counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson. His name has not been released due to his age.

But why would a smart, well-liked teen, from a typical suburban neighborhood end up charged with attempted murder?

"People have a misconception that these are kids from poor neighborhoods and they've been mistreated and the parents are on welfare and they won't work. That's not the case in most of the things that we see," Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said.

Experts like therapist Brenda Patton, who has no connection to the teen, but does work with other troubled families said there can be clues.

"We never really know what it is that pushes somebody to snap. We do know what anxiety and depression look like. We do know what behavioral changes look like so those are the things we look for," Patton said.

Patton said parents, coaches, counselors, even friends need to pay attention to warning signs such as outbursts of anger, isolation, sudden change of friends, lack of interest in things he or she once enjoyed, and changes in sleeping patterns.

"They need to look for changes in behavior, whether it be on social media or whether in conversations with one another at home or behaviors they observe with the children," said Patton. "I think the key point would be for parents to daily check in with their kids monitoring how they're doing, monitoring what they're involved in."

She also recommends keeping an eye on social media posts. In the Lakota teen’s case, classmates say his postings have been depressing lately.

Writings at home were even more dark. The sheriff says the teen has a journal and drawings of how he wanted to kill his parents.

Experts said writings are often cries for help. If parents have any concerns about their child, they may want to look at what's being written.

"The parent has to understand that violates trust. However, sometimes it’s better to be safe than sorry and start looking into those things and find out what's going on with the child," said Patton.

If teens are ever concerned with the behavior of a friend or classmate, Patton said they should tell an adult.

She said when questioned about his or her behavior, someone who is depressed or needs help may have a stronger reaction.

The teen's next court date is Nov. 5. The sheriff said he would recommend that the teen be tried as an adult.

If the teen is tried as an adult and convicted, he faces 22 years in jail.

physical tension and they've just learned to internalize it and keep it inside) A TEENAGER... ACCUSED OF PLOTTING... TO KILL HIS PARENTS. WAS THE WRITING ON THE WALL? A SOCIAL WORKER SAYS... PAY ATTENTION TO WARNING SIGNS. TONIGHT... THAT 16-YEAR-OLD IS LOCKED UP. WE'RE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT... WHETHER ANYTHING COULD'VE BEEN DOEN... BEFORE HE ALLEGEDLY TRAPPED HIS PARENTS IN THEIR HOSUE ... AND STARTED A FIRE. WLWT NEWS 5'S KARIN JOHNSON IS LEADING THE WAY... SHE'S LIVE WITH TONIGHT'S BIG STORY. IN HINDSIGHT... FELLOW CLASSMATES SAY ... SIGNS OF DEPRESSION WERE THERE---ON THE TEENS FACEBOOK PAGE AND TWITTER. EXPERTS SAY... TOO OFTEN STUDENTS AND EVEN OTHER PARENTS ARE SCARED TO GET INVOLVED BECAUSE "ITS NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS"... BUT THEY SHOULD MAKE IT THEIR BUSINESS. (jones on wlw: The 16 year old male tied the 2 bedroom door shut, set the house of fire and then left.) BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF RICHARD JONES ... MAKING MORE ROUNDS TODAY... TALKING TO WLW ABOUT WHAT HE TOLD US YESTERDAY. TONIGHT THAT 16 YEAR OLD LAKOTA WEST STUDENT REMAINS LOCKED UP AS HIS SCHOOL AND LIBERTY TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY? WHY WOULD A SMART, WELL LIKED KID FROM YOUR TYPICAL SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD END UP CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER? (SHERIFF RICHARD JONES/BUTLER COUNTY: people have a misconception that these are kids from poor neighborhoods and they've been mistreated and the parents are on welfare and they won't work, that's not the case in most of the things that we see) THERAPIST BRENDA PATTON HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE TEEN ... BUT DOES WORK WITH OTHER TROUBLED FAMILIES. (BRENDA PATTON/SOCIAL WORKER/CCPC-OHIO: we never really know what it is that pushes somebody to snap. We do know what anxiety and depression look like. We do know what behavioral changes look like so those are the things we look for) PATTON SAYS PARENTS... COACHES... COUNSELORS... EVEN FRIENDS NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO WARNING SIGNS. SUCH AS... -OUTBURSTS OF ANGER -ISOLATION -SUDDEN CHANGE OF FRIENDS -LACK OF INTEREST IN THINGS HE OR SHE ONCE ENJOYED - AND CHANGES IN SLEEPING PATTERNS. (i think the key point would be for parents to daily check in with their kids monitoring how they're doing, monitoring what they're involved in) AND KEEP AN EYE ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. IN THE LAKOTA TEENS CASE, CLASSMATES SAY HIS POSTINGS HAVE BEEN DEPRESSING LATELY. WRITINGS AT HOME ... EVEN MORE DARK. THE SHERIFF SAYS HE HAD A JOURNAL AND DRAWINGS OF HOW HE WANTED TO KILL HIS PARENTS. EXPERTS SAY, WRITINGS ARE OFTEN CRIES FOR HELP AND US AS ADULTS NEED TO TALK THEM SERIOUSLY AND OPEN THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION. LIVE IN WEST CHESTER, KARIN JOHNSON, WLWT NEWS 5. EXPERTS SAY MANY TIMES... TEENS WHO ARE DEPRESSED AND REALLY NEED HELP WILL HAVE A STRONGER REACTION WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIOR. THAT CAN'T BE IGNORED. A GAS STATION CLERK...